Our Team

We provide a highly qualified trauma-informed psychotherapy service, offering a variety of evidence based psychological interventions in Somerset and online for those suffering with complex emotional difficulties. We offer both weekly on-line and in person appointments, as well as offering intensive residential EMDR. Modalities include EMDR, open-ended long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy, CBT, and a weekly on-line support group, all from a Compassion-focused Therapy approach. In person appointments and intensive EMDR take place in Somerset, whilst our on-line appointments support people these days from across the world.

We work with various conditions, such as:

C-PTSD and PTSD,
Dissociative disorders including DID,
Body Dysmorphic Disorder,
Anxiety and Depression,
Emotional overwhelm and Burnout,
Eating disorders,
Nightmares,
Intrusive memories and Avoidance,
Interpersonal and Relationship difficulties, along with other dysfunctional coping mechanisms.

We launched in 2012 as a response to the growing demand upon mental health services and the limited resources available for those who need help but for whom there is often no appropriate service to refer into. We work alongside a variety of services, including Berkshire Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Abrar Hussain at Circle Hospital, Reading for medication reviews, as well as other external agencies, such as Eremos Place, and Windsor Hill Refuge in order to offer a rapid response to need, providing support for people on a day to day basis on an open ended basis.

Both Beverley and Gemma bring a wealth of experience between them.

Beverley Hutton

Psychodynamic Psychotherapist

& EMDR Practitioner

Dr Gemma Finlay-Carruthers

Chartered Forensic Psychologist

& EMDR Therapist

Beverley Hutton

MA in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy & EMDR Practitioner

Beverley is our Clinical Director and the Founder of Still the Hunger. As an experienced Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and EMDR Practitioner based in Somerset, with several years experience running the therapeutic community for the charity in Reading, and previous experience working in NHS healthcare management settings, Beverley brings a wealth of experience to her work as a highly competent clinician, specialising with helping people overcome:

C-PTSD and PTSD
Dissociative disorders, including DID
Body Dysmorphic Disorder and eating disorders
Chronic pain, including spinal conditions and fibromyalgia
Social anxiety, depression.

Beverley trained in London at WPF Therapy and has an MA in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (UKCP accredited) and is a Europe Accredited EMDR Practitioner, with additional training in attachment-informed EMDR. Her MA was on the subject of Knowing and Not-Knowing within Dissociative Identity Disorder: looking at the effects of child abuse on identity, fragmentation, and memory from a psychodynamic perspective.

Beverley works on-line and in person in Somerset, offering individual psychotherapy and EMDR, and runs a weekly on-line support group for those already in individual psychotherapy working to overcome significant childhood trauma. She has been offering intensive EMDR since 2019, and in 2022 we launched our residential intensive EMDR programme in Somerset. Working intensively with EMDR achieves very exciting and dramatic results which helps people get back on track much more quickly. For more information on intensive EMDR we have another website dedicated to this which you can check out at: www.hannahsproject.co.uk

You can watch Beverley work and teach on EMDR for BDD here: https://bddfoundation.org/lockdown-webinars-emdr-as-a-treatment-for-bdd/

She is also an experienced speaker on working with EMDR and faith, and has written The More Course as a self-help guide for clients and churches. You can find information on how to purchase this on our Resources page.

Beverley works with a highly specialist team backing her (see below), including supervisors in EMDR, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, and severe abuse, as well as with the support of a great team of trustees with a wide range of both medical and non clinical experience between them.

Dr Gemma Finlay-Carruthers

Chartered Forensic Psychologist & EMDR Therapist

Gemma is a highly experienced and compassionate Chartered Forensic Psychologist and trauma specialist based in Somerset. With over fifteen years of diverse experience across the NHS, independent healthcare, community services, and the criminal justice system, Gemma has supported individuals with a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties.

Gemma offers evidence-based support for people recovering from:

Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Anxiety and low mood
Burnout and emotional overwhelm
Nightmares, intrusive memories, and avoidance
Interpersonal and relationship difficulties

Gemma draws on a range of evidence-based therapies, tailoring her approach to meet each person’s unique needs. She is trained in:

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Schema Therapy
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)

This integrated approach allows Gemma to provide the most effective, personalised support for each client’s situation and goals.

As a late-diagnosed autistic ADHDer, Gemma brings an authentic understanding of neurodivergence to her work. She is committed to neurodivergent-affirming practice—recognising, respecting, and valuing the unique strengths and challenges of all brain types.

Gemma is known for her warmth, honesty, and genuine approach. She works to create a safe, non-judgmental therapeutic space where clients feel understood, valued, and supported. Her goal is to help people build resilience, process difficult experiences, and move towards meaningful recovery.

Feedback

Feedback from Intensive EMDR:

"My experience was of great value to me. Thoughts and feelings around unprocessed trauma evolved into memories long forgotten. I have felt lighter in spirit since and would recommend Beverley and Intensive EMDR to anyone."

"I feel like a different person. I arrived crippled by shame, suffering with flashbacks and intrusive thoughts, but literally within a few hours EMDR exposed the roots of the trauma and brought about rapid healing. Being able to continue EMDR and not have to stop after 60 minutes was so freeing. I was able to deal with the trauma and other situations linked with it in record time. I am incredibly grateful for Beverley’s flexibility with arranging the sessions at a time I could complete the intensives and her compassion and understanding of personal circumstances, yet she never judged me."

"I was privileged to try both online and face to face Intensive EMDR. Both helped me accelerate therapy and recovery. The intensives were so much more effective because I was able to keep going beyond 90 minutes and get more freedom faster. I am a Christian and was able to bring Jesus into memories, which brought me so much peace. I feel much calmer since the retreat. Beverley was incredible. She has such a compassionate trauma-informed approach. I would definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to accelerate recovery."